Srinagar, Mar 4: The auction of players for the upcoming Harwan Premier League was held in Hotel Silver Star here on Saturday.
The upcoming event will feature 27 franchisee teams which would start from next week at Chandpora, Harwan ground.
For the auction around 381 players were listed with each franchisee had to pick 16 players.
According to organizers, each franchisee was given a team budget of Rs 10,000 and a limit of buying only four players in the category of Rs 1500.
“The lowest bid was kept at Rs 200 while highest bid was at Rs 1500. Each franchisee was allowed to pick only four players in the bracket of Rs 1500. The team was allowed to spend maximum of only Rs 10,000 during auction,” an official said.
“From the last several years, league cricket has become big success in Harwan Cricket ground, that means more players would be involved in the event this time and the number of teams will be increased this year,” said Pir Bilal one of the organisers.